Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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